Hirschbach (Gersprenz)

Hirschbach
Country Germany
State Hesse
Physical characteristics
Main source Zeilhard (Reinheim)
River mouth Groß-Zimmern (in the Gersprenz)
49°52′17″N 8°50′09″E / 49.8715°N 8.8358°E / 49.8715; 8.8358Coordinates: 49°52′17″N 8°50′09″E / 49.8715°N 8.8358°E / 49.8715; 8.8358
Length 5 km (3.1 mi)
Basin features
Progression GersprenzMainRhineNorth Sea
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Weihersgraben

The Hirschbach (English: "deer stream") is a river in Hesse, Germany. It is an approximately 5 km (7.5 km counting its headstream the Zeilharder Bach) long tributary of the Gersprenz river, itself a tributary of the Main.

Geography

The stream is formed at Zeilhard, east of Reinheim, flows south past Georgenhausen, north-east and then north to Groß-Zimmern and enters the Gersprenz there.

Inflows

  • Zeilharder Bach (headstream)
  • Weihersgraben (left)

See also

  • Merz, Regina. "Entstehung und Chronologie der Hirschbach-Renaturierung". Gross-zimmern.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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